Apple vs. Meta: The Illusion of Privacy

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Apple vs Meta: The Illusion of Privacy.
Learn how Apple and Meta use psychology and UX to collect your data while creating an illusion of privacy.

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Apple vs Meta: The Illusion of Privacy

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[AstonJ]

That is well worth a read!

And a question for anyone using an Apple device, have you switched on/were you aware of Advanced Data Protection?

It is off by default!! (Find it by: Settings > Your name/Apple ID > iCloud > Advanced Data Protection)

They try to scaremonger you into not activating it - in reality you’ll only need the key in pretty extreme circumstances:

What are the odds of you losing access to all of your devices, all of your backups, your passcode, and your phone number all at once? (Pretty minimal I’d say!)

[AstonJ]

Related:

UK government demands access to Apple users' encrypted data

[Eiji]

If you don’t trust the provider then the encryption is pointless without making the whole platform open source in a way everyone can verify that deployed version is as same as the shared one …

Without it it’s pretty easy to visualise potential privacy problems:

some_data
|> tap(&save_somewhere/1)
|> then(&encrypt/1)
|> then(&save_to_server_accessed_by_users/1)

The save_somewhere/1 function may do a 1-way connection to store some data, so it’s accessible only locally. This way we can prevent data leak by encryption and keep going with unfair practices.

@AstonJ

UK government demands access to Apple users’ encrypted data

I never understood such ideas. On one side you would have penalty if you don’t follow many of the agreements signed by USA/EU, but at the same time governments wants to have access to the encrypted data. You can’t prevent leaks if you demand leaks. That’s why I consider to relocate somewhere in Asia. There is for sure no perfect country, but there are still some countries that are relatively normal especially comparing to so-called “West World”.

[AstonJ]

@Eiji

If you don’t trust the provider then the encryption is pointless

Yeah, I’ve commented about this in the past as well:

@AstonJ

I’d guess that you’re only as secure as the weakest device in the chain - if somebody has hacked your (or your recipient’s) device they only need access to your mic, keyboard and display and they essentially have access to all conversations

@Eiji

That’s why I consider to relocate somewhere in Asia.

Where? I have been considering travelling for a while as well!

[Eiji]

@AstonJ

Where? I have been considering travelling for a while as well!

For me the best would be Japan, but it’s not really easy to relocate there. I would either need to have a huge funds and work plan for years or remotely find job for a Japanese company that also can help me with VISA. For sure there are many ways to visit this country, but relocate permanently is not so easy.